Carrier



Sept. Z, 1930. M. c. YOUNG 1,774,863

CARRIER Filed Aug. e, 1928 5 sheets-sheer 2y l xr Q Z3 2l 2 9 l? A f9 l i *n* W Y I6 hwcmovr Sept- 2, 19304 M. c. YOUNG 1,774,863

CARRIER Filed Aug. 6, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 j L.2 0 which,

Patentedl Sept., i

j vGann-1ER' Y This inventionirelatesl to a carriery which," while particularly useuljin conju nctioniwith-` oundriesmay be used in many lrelations .for Y carrying.articlesfromone place to another. 5 f .It is an .object andpurpose-v of the 'present invention to provide a' carrier-structure on kwhich articlesmay b e moved rofrr'rone.placel to another and. 1which, 'i desired7 may :bev tripped to dump the;v articlesfcarried:from 31o thecarrier, this being verydesirable in foun- Y dry practice where lthe articles carried are asksfwith molds ltherein which, aftery the molds have been poured,V are dumped from the c arrier'so as todis'lodgefthe sand andthe l15 casting within the 'same'from the mold, Y #understanding of 'the vinvention 'for` theattainment of the ends ystatedmay be'liad from the following descriptiontaken in oo nl ao'companying drawings, in

vnectionfwith the 30 rying platform being trippedfto dump the,

flasksy therefrom.: s f

. Fig. 5 is -a=-somewhatj enlarged vertical` sec- L tionv through the pwhich itis mounted, and j 435 Eig. 6 is affragmef tary perspective view,

' :partly which the platiormiis. latched kin operative position.

^ 40 i Like reference" characters refer` tovnlike parts in the dierent igures of the drawings. Y :l InV the construction, an overhead track is used which preferably is ofinverted-{T-shape including an upwardly extending-web lvwith' l 45 iinteg'ralrmflangesf at the lower end thereof `extending ,ini opposite 'directions` from ffthe' web. ,A ca'rriage'ds mountedV on the track vcomprising spaced apart yokes' on the arms ofwhich rollers4 are mountedtofbear against- ,50 the flanges of the track] The twog'yokesare `includesla horizont l isfa perspective view of the. carrierV yGarnier and the 'track on 1n section, of Ythe lower end of: the movable carrier illustrating the mannerin.

connected byafbarandthe yokes arefpiv- A.

"otally Vmounted ony and :extend upwardly]r 4 he endsr'of thebar whereby Vtheyfare permittedato turn about vertical axes,this;v

from

Yallowingthe carriagetorun'f on curvedtracksi vandfarioujnd bends intracks as v'is evident, Y i' I `Two-suspending bars @preferably oi angleJ Y are `pivotallyf-connected jat'their upper j' Y nearthe'endsoifthe'bar 5.` The-suspending go barsV extend verticallydownwardfrom the y f carriagegifora distance, are :then bentlateralyly t'oone; side andagain vextended,vertically g 'l downward;v asshown. LThey. are held in rigid `relation!to-:each other andproperly spaced .m5

' apartfat their lower rportions v by thelvarlous crossjconnecting and bracing bars Sas shown. l t' 6 afbracket) is;permane'ntly.secured'v which l arml() and two vvertifm "callyspacedapartf ears 1l entending oppositetofthe armllO, between which ears a roller 12 is frotatablyfmounted.v A memberfla lies alongside j of each y arm 10) and near its rear y end is :provided *with an upwardly project- 75A ling'f'lug,13?. A platform 514; is permanently .secured'to thef members v18, which at one'end are".'pivota"lly connected to the reenendsloj 1 the arms 10,r as shownfatl in Figs. land 5.Y l Theyplatformllkrbears atene edge-againstfo f the' lu'gs-f13f"-, andrextends considerably beyo'fnd the membergfl tof which itis secured and isfgreinforced-by ,angle-bars. 16, oney above the platformatwhat; may bete'rmed its rear edge, and the'otherV below theplatformat its -85 opposite front edge. Normally, unless 4the j 'platformislatchedin place, it will tilt about 'the pivots; Il5 tofthe', substantially :vertical position'shown in Fig; 4.2

Aj horizontal rock :shaft adapted in. one -positionto lie above the rear ends of the members 13, and V'against the lugs `.lfQ-as best -shown inFigs.: 5 and 6. 1This latches fthe platform yand holds it in horiv--Z o11 ta,l position. Atvonefiendrthe shaft 17 is "1GO sj 17 is monntedffor 9o. }r.ocking movement in suitable b earingsrglS near"fthe` upper endsoi, the5bracketsf9,*to 1 f wliichwspaced apart downwardly extending arms 19 arevsecured The f arms '19 yat their lowerends are equipped withrollers 2095 V50 l thereofto one end of the several tracks 1 for i transporting the,y ladles `carrying the molten metal fromtlie furnace yto adjacent the tracks equipped with an'o'perating handle 21 for rocking the shaft 17 about its axis to disvengage the rollers from the members 13 and the handle is held againstA too far movement in one'V direction by a'fretaining member or bar 22'se`cured at one end to one ofthe 'susn pendingbars 6 and `having a laterally turned sectio'n at its free end against .which t-he jai) In Fig. 1 a plurality of Yflasks 23'containing molds-are shown carried on the yplatform'.

yThe carrier-may be movedl along thetrack 1 and, where itis desirable or necessary,` fixed abutments, like that indicated at 24, are permanently secured in place, against which the rollers 12 described engage to hold the conj struction from swinging about the vaxes Vof pins?, `This isparticularly desirable at the poi-nts where the flasks arefpoured, .or receive the moltenmetal in the molds, in order that there kshall be no'swaying'of the carrier con- 'struction or undesirable movement when the 'y pouring takes place. It V'is tobe understood that'the invention is notliniited in'use in any respect to foundries alone; There are many "otherplaceslwhere'the carrier may be very *useful For instance, in manufacturing f plantscertain elementsof construction which enter into a'fcomplete machine are made in different p'artsof the plantvand have to' be carried to the points of assembly, and this carrier vis particularly useful'inconjunction therewith especially in" the latching and dumping feature, whereby the platform may beheld in a horizontal position while the 'articles are being carried Vtoa desired place n fand then by releasing the latching kmeans said articles may bevdeposited vatfthe place where they are to be used. -p l In Figl2 adiagrammatic outline of rone w'ay in'whichthe construction may be very useful is shown(v The tracksl 1 are endless tracks aroundwhich'thecarriers described r Amay be moved." A cupolafurnace lis ,indicated at25and a track,26fleads'from in front 1, it beinggevident'that 'thev ladles may be lifted when4 their destination is reached and the flasks poured. After the flasks are poured, the carriers are moved on the tracks V1 to another lposition in which,l after the f molten metal has sufciently cooled, the platforms 14 are unlatched, as shown` in Fig. 4, whereupon thesame tilt to .vertical position .dumping ythe iiasks and shaking outl the sand vand castingstherefrom. The flasks may be replaced on the platforms after the same have been turned back and latched-in horizontal position, the carriers moved to the `place where the molds are made and then V Vv,cal and elicient and has proved its value in vactua-l practice: Many variations in the detailgof construction may be resorted to without departing yfrom the invention defined in l*the appended-claims, which is to be considered comprehensive of all forms of structure coming within their scope. i

u I'claim: l f 1.` Incombination an overhead track, a

lcarriage mounted `on said track to traverse the sanie,I spaced apart bars connected at their upper ends to the carriage' and extending downwardly therefrom, brackets secured to thelower ends of said bars having horizontal extensions, a platformV pivotally mounted at the free ends of said extensionsand normally overbalancing to occupy a vertical position, and releasable latching means for holding theplatformuin a horizontal position.

2. A carrier comprising, a carriage, suspending means ccnnected to and extending downwardly from the carriage, brackets secure'drto theflower. end of the suspending vmeans having laterally extending horizontal arms, a'platform pivotally mounted to turn about a horizontal axis at the free end of said 'arms and normally occupying a. vertical position when free to do so, latching means engaging with said platform to hold the same in horizontal position, and means for releasing the latching means. f

3. A carrier-comprising, a carriage adapted to traverse-a track, lspaced apart bars connected at their upper ends to said carriage Yand extending downwardly therefrom, means connecting' said bars at their lower portions to hold the same against movement with respectto each other, brackets secured one to each lower end of said bar, eachl having a laterally extending horizontal arm, a platform pivotally mounted on said arms to turn about ahorizontal axis and normally tilting to vertical position when free to do so, latching means mounted on said bars and engageable with said platform to hold thesame-in horizontal position, and means for releasing the latching means.

4. A construction containingtheelements iny combination defined in claim 3, each of said brackets adjacent its lower ends carrying'a roller mounted t-o turn about a vertical ,axis'at the sidethereof opposite said laterally extending arm, and means for pivotally connecting each of said bars at its upper end to said carriage whereby the bars may swing about a. horizontal axis.

5. A carrier comprising, a,carriage,vb ars v secured' at their upper ends to and '.depending from said carriage in `spaced'relation'-v to each other, brackets attached,rone to the lower end of each of said bars, each of said I v brackets having a horizontal arm at its lower end, a member vpiv'otally connected at -one end to the outer end of each arm, a platform permanently secured'to -and extendng'over ,Y n

lo and between said members', saidplatform ynormally tilting to avertical position when free to do so but'adapted to be turned to a horizontal position, a horizontal rod'mount- Y ed fory rockingy movement 'on land between 15 saidvbars adjacent theV upper ends ofthe brackets, and arms'fastened tos'ai'dvrod efX-i` .tending downwardly therefrom to engage i with said members when the platform is in A horizontal position yand hold the same against tilting to Vertical position.` A .i p

6.- A constructioncontaining the elements" in combinationfdefined in claim 5, each 'of A said. members adjacent its free end having an kl upwardly extending-lug, a roller mounted at the lower end of each arm toV engage against v said lugs and the upper sides of the free ends. offsaid members, and an operating vhandle secured to one end of said rod for rocking the l rod to disengage said rollers from said members, forthe purposes described. Y f .7. In combination, an overhead`track,a y suspending structure traversably supported on said track, and a horizontal platformk mounted at the lower end of'said suspending structure and entirely at one side thereof, the. center of said platform beinglocated sub-A'. 1 stanltially in vertical. alignment with Asaidk trac 1 '87. In combination, an ovehead track, asus- 40 pending structure traversablyy mounted yon said track, a. horizontal platform pivotally!` v supported at the 'lower end offsaid suspend ing structure and extending wholly from one` side thereof, the center of said platform being located substantially in vertical alignment Y' with saidtraok and means for releasably re'-, 1f taining said platform in horizontal position..V In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

Mari-uns o. YOUNG, 

